For the past two decades, the J12 has been an unbeatable bestseller among Chanel’s timepieces. When the French fashion house announced it would discontinue production of its most recognizable model ...

The Art of Craft is a new series in which Artnet News shares the story behind the making of a special design object. While Chanel may be revered the world over for its fashions, it has also long ...

The J12, created by Jacques Helleu in 2000, has been an icon for the brand ever since. And this year, Arnaud Chastaingt, director of Chanel‘s watchmaking design studio, has revealed its ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Chanel boasts no shortage of icons, from its classic handbags to its ...

The J12 Bleu was inspired by Coco Chanel’s love for the colour back in 1932; now in 2025 – a quarter century after the J12 first appeared – the new and unique shade is modern and stylish in dramatic ...

The Chanel J12 kickstarted the ceramic watch boom two decades ago, and in every iteration since then—tourbillon, GMT, gemset, metiers marquetry—has proudly retained its iconic façade…until now. The ...

It’s a Chanel lover’s dream. The new Eternal Instant, Chanel J12 Automatic book celebrates the 20 th anniversary of the brand’s iconic J12 watch that was initially launched in the year 2000. The ...

Chanel gives its J12 ceramic watch a limited-edition midnight-blue makeover in celebration of the silhouette’s 25th anniversary. The J12 was first introduced in 2000 and has become a symbol of ...

The iconic Chanel J12 watch was originally born out of frustration. The fashion house’s longtime artistic director Jacques Hélleu, who joined Chanel in the 1950s and was responsible for many of its ...

Where would the luxury watch industry be today without the grande dames of Parisian luxury? It’s a serious question. On paper, the whims and fancies of French haute couture shouldn’t marry well with ...

Chanel certainly introduced headline-grabbing watches at the 2022 Watches & Wonders luxury watch fair held in March. However, not to be overlooked is the new J12 33mm women’s watch, a solid three-hand ...

The dial is made of sapphire crystal, so that beyond the white gold hands and the chapter ring on the inner dial, there is nothing to impede the view of the movement. The baguette diamonds that serve ...